Five and Dive

1. Manny being Manny: The Rays take a commanding 2-0 lead int he ALCS thanks to the efforts of a different corner outfielder than you might have guessed. 2. Deep Fried: You will be shocked to learn Craig wasn't a big fan of Dave Roberts bullpen management in Game 1. 3. A new pitch: Will Billy Beane's shit work in the Champions League? 4. The Merry-Go-Round is in motion: We have our first manageria...

In Episode 84 Emma and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. The Bad Guys Are Winning?: Our producer explains the different types of wrestling heels, and why does Billy Beane's shit still not work in the playoffs? 2. Super Dave Roberts: Despite what Craig says at the outset, he does not in fact keep this segment short. 3. Okay, Craig was right about the Marlins: A sweep for the Braves, and...

In Episode 83 Bradford and Craig chat about how meaningful the Wild Card round was and then discuss the four Divisional Series. Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com . Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple...

In Episode 82 Emma, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Are we having fun yet?: The Fall Frenzy has left everyone a little frenzied out. 2. Bullpen Hell: Yesterday had a lot of relievers going, and it didn't go well. 3. Let the kids play: Yesterday had a lot of rookies going. Is this a meaningful trend? 4. Gooooooo Homeeeeeee: Trevor Bauer has been in the news a lot lately. 5. A look...

In Episode 81, Jeffrey and Craig chat about prospect eligibility and the last day of the season and then preview all eight playoff series. Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com . Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotif...

In Episode 79, Bradford, Emma, and Craig chat about MLB's forgotten testing promises and then discuss five mostly baseball awards topics. 1. Playoffs? Playoffs?!: We are down to the final weekend. The AL teams are locked. The NL teams are still a mess. 2. Hardware Vol. 1: The MVP awards get discussed, with more consensus in the NL than AL. 3. Hardware Vol. 2. Shane Bieber is going to win the AL Cy...

In Episode 79, Jeffrey and Craig chat about being Coffee Dads and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Who Doesn't Want It Least: The NL playoff race is a mess, y'all 2. Around the Horn: A wide catcher has a good game, a Yankees lawyer is on the case, a Mets GM returns to Queens, and we say good bye to Cole Hamels and Ron Gardenhire (and the Tigers rebuild?) 3. Jeff Has Been Very Disrespec...

In Episode 78, Emma and Craig chat about Fernando Tatis jr, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. There's a lot to commend it: Why don't they just build the whole season out of the expanded playoffs? 2. Doing a disservice: Actually, it's about ethics in Nick Pivetta's service time 3. AQWhy are we playing baseball: playing baseball doesn't matter, the planet is dying. 4. Injury Roundup:...

In Episode 77, Jeffrey and Bradford discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Moving Day: The Yankees leave the Orioles in their wake, and the Marlins and Mariners are making moves towards the playoffs. 2. Meet the Mets: The Mets may finally have a new owner, but we ask the important question, what does this mean for A-Rod? 3. Around the Horn: A no-hitter, an unnecessary protest, and a proper musica...

In Episode 76, Jeffrey and Craig have frankly a too long conversation about Kyle Wright and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Minor Threat: The PBA is about to expire and MLB seems about ready to take over the minors. 2. Big Scores Are Back: 19-0? Psshaw. 3. Around the Horn: An ump show, a second base glove, a steal go home, and some NL Central action on and off the field. 4. Thanks I h...

In Episode 75, Bradford, Jeffrey and Craig discuss grilling and then engage in five rounds of buy or sell for 2021. 1. Are you buying the White Sox as a top 3 team in the AL? 2. Are you buying the Phillies as the second best team in the NL East? 3. Are the Yankees always going to have a dozen injured players? 4. Are the Athletics the best team in the AL West? 5. Are the Diamondbacks really this ba...

In Episode 74, Emma and Craig discuss six mostly baseball topics. 1. Rob Manfred get a forehead tattoo challenge: Rob Manfred likes baseball. No, there will be no follow up questions. 2. Rule 1: Leave the memes to the professionals, not the professional baseball teams. 3. My New Dads: The trade deadline was 90% Padres deals 4. Remembering Tom Seaver: The Franchise was more than just the best Mets...

In Episode 73, Bradford is joined by Shakeia Taylor and Cory Frontin to discuss a week of strikes in baseball, whether or not Rob Manfred cares about the sport or Black people, and Jackie Robinson Day. Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com . Our...

In Episode 72, Jeffrey and Craig discuss Bo Bichette and five other mostly baseball topics. 1. Call Up SZN: There's been oh so many debuting top prospects. Here are several of them. 2. Team Entropy: The AL playoff picture seems fairly settled at the halfway point, the NL one? Not so much 3. August and Everything After: What is the trade deadline going to look like this year? 4. Who ya got: There's...

In Episode 71, this time Emma and Craig successfully record a podcast about five mostly baseball topics. 1. To Anyone I've Offended: Thom Brennaman said a anti-gay slur and gave a weird apology. 2. Let The Kids Play: Let's talk about some unwritten rules and some grand slams. 3. Protocol Me Maybe: Another team has multiple positive tests, and this is only the third topic because see title. 4. Play...

In Episode 70, Bradford and Craig chat NBA playoffs and then tackle five mostly baseball topics. 1. Protocol Me Maybe: Zach Please has a blog, the Cardinals are back on the field, and baseball has some more (new) guidelines 2. Around the Horn: The unbalanced schedule is leading to some bad nights for Red Sox pitching, and J.A. Happ had a meeting that could have been an e-mail, or something like th...

In Episode 69, Bradford and Craig tackle five mostly baseball topics from Craig's temporary office space that might as well be on a dial up modem. 1. Protocols Me Maybe: The Cardinals still haven't played a game, Zach Plesac breaks some protocols, and the Reds consider fans. 2. The First Rule of Fight Club is Hide Behind Your Teammates: The Astros have another dust up. 3. Around the Horn: Quick th...

In Episode 68, Emma and Jeffrey tackle five mostly baseball topics while Craig gets new windows installed. 1. Protocols Me Maybe: Baseball has new (old) actual (actual this time) protocols. Also a lot of doubleheaders 2. This segment does not get a punny title: Ryan Christenson made a gesture that looked an awful lot like a nazi salute in an MLB dugout. 3. Weights and Measures: The ball is no long...

In Episode 66 Emma and Craig chat about watching baseball in the park in 2020, and then tackle five mostly baseball topics. 1. Protocols Me Maybe: Things aren't getting any better for the Marlins or the Phillies or the Cardinals or...well, baseball. 2. Then I saw an ace, I'm a belieber: Shane Bieber might win the AL Cy Young. He'll definitely win it if baseball gets canceled Monday. 3. Craig's Fav...

In Episode 65 Jeffrey and Craig tackle five mostly baseball topics, are definitely not epidemiologists. 1. Protocols Me Maybe: The Marlins have an outbreak, and MLB doesn't seem to have a plan. 2. The Bard returns to the stage: Daniel Bard made it all the way back and is throwing 99 3. Also, he's a pitcher: Verlander and Kluber go down with major arm injuries, is this just correlation, or is the q...

In Episode 64 Emma and Craig tackle the five mostly baseball topics as there is now actual baseball. 1. Bet on Betts: Mookie signs a big extension 2. Protocols Me Maybe: Juan Soto tests positive right before Opening Day and baseball doesn't really seem to have a great plan for this. 3. Supersize Me: The MLB playoffs have expanded 4. Opening Day: There is actual baseball to talk about 5. Buffalo Bi...

In Episode 63 Bradford and Craig tackle the five teams in the AL East, again, as we wrap up our 2020 MLB preview. 1. The Yankees are both really good and really fun, truly America will embrace them now, right? 2. The Rays roster is confounding, and Bradford sneaks in some Willy Adames hype while Jeffrey is briefly away from his headphones. 3. The Red Sox man, the Red Sox. 4. The Blue Jays still do...

In Episode 62 Jeffrey and Craig tackle the five teams in the NL Central as we continue our 2020 MLB preview. 1. Well the Gavin Lux chat in the Dodgers segment didn't age well. 2. Everyone on the Diamondbacks is 30. 3. The Padres continue to be more fun than good, and that might not be good enough for AJ Preller's continued job prospects. 4. The Rockies continue to confound both of the hosts. 5. We...

In Episode 61 Emma and Craig tackle the five teams in the NL Central as we continue our 2020 MLB preview. 1. PECOTA likes the Reds a little bit more than our hosts. 2. PECOTA has a completely reasonable Cubs projection this year. Cubs Twitter might disagree mind you. 3. PECOTA likes the Cardinals a little bit less than our hosts. 4. Does Craig need to update his Billy Beane/Max Scherzer tweet to b...

In Episode 60 Emma and Craig tackle the five teams in the AL Central as we continue our 2020 MLB preview. 1. The Twins are more good than fun, but they are pretty good. And pretty fun assuming you like dingers. 2. Cleveland hasn't changed the team name to the Lindors yet, but maybe they should. 3. The White Sox are more fun than good. They are plenty fun though. 4. The Tigers have exciting young p...